Bridges Out of Poverty
15 CEU’s
Intermediate Level
After reading the material answer the questions that accompanied the book. When you have completed
the exam, mail it to:
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Topeka, KS 66610
Target Audience: This course is for all social workers, psychologist, counselors and other mental health
professionals with an interest economics and poverty.
Course Description
Bridges Out of Poverty is a unique and powerful tool designed specifically for social, health, and legal
services professionals. Based in part on Dr. Ruby K. Payne's myth shattering A Framework for
Understanding Poverty, Bridges reaches out to the millions of service providers and businesses whose
daily work connects them with the lives of people in poverty.
Course Objectives:
In a highly readable format you'll find case studies, detailed analysis, helpful charts and exercises, and
specific solutions you and your organization can implement right now to:
Redesign programs to better serve people you work with
Build skill sets for management to help guide employees
Upgrade training for front-line staff like receptionists, case workers, and managers;
Improve treatment outcomes in health care and behavioral health care;
Increase the likelihood of moving from welfare to work.
Written By: Ruby Payne, Ph.D.
Professional educator since 1972—from high school teacher, principal, and central office administrator to
educational consultant:
-Provides training in how to work effectively with individuals from all economic classes
-Has trained hundreds of thousands of professionals since 1996
-Has certified more than 7,000 trainers in Framework (see book title of same name below)
Mission: to positively impact the education and lives of individuals in poverty throughout the world
Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Loyola, IL; M.A., English Literature, Western
Michigan University, MI; B.A., Goshen College, IN